Why It’s a Good Thing Nobody Notices You

On Facebook a couple of weeks ago, a camera assistant I once worked for posted a picture that I thought was amusing. In it he’s standing next to the camera, looking somber, while holding a sign that reads, “Nobody notices what I do, until I don’t do it.”

You might be one of them. If you are, then you already know that this is why you have to love the job.

You put in the time and the effort to get things right the first time. You try your best to learn new skills and techniques to become better the next time. You trudge on not because you want to be noticed but because you enjoy what you do.

If you’re not satisfied with that, then by all means stop doing what you do and see what happens. It’ll get you noticed, but for all the wrong reasons.

What you really want is to make sure that if when you are noticed, it’s for a good reason.